Sony Music Entertainment is suing Rhapsody International, the parent company of streaming service Napster, for $9.2 million in licensing fees and unpaid royalties, as well as a potential $36 million in damages from copyright infringement. In a lawsuit filed last Friday (August 1) in Manhattan federal court and viewed by Pitchfork, Sony claims that Napster failed to make payments for over a year, while continuing to stream music from its catalog. Pitchfork has reached out to Sony Music’s representatives for comment.

In March, the Web3 startup Infinite Reality acquired Rhapsody International’s parent company for $207 million. At the time, Rhapsody allegedly owed over $6.5 million to Sony and its subsidiaries. The acquisition triggered a clause in the licensing agreements between Napster a

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